March 17, 2025 Be My Neighbor Day WQED and Fred Rogers Productions will offer family-friendly activities in McKees Rocks on March 22 for Be My Neighbor Day. Learn More Participants will be able to take part in a variety of activities, including: Interactive theater with Gemini Children’s Theater Hands-on activities, including “kindness” rocks and line dancing lessons Historical and interactive exhibits showcasing the McKees Rocks neighborhood and legacy Special showcases highlighting the community’s spirit Meet-and-greet with Daniel Tiger at the McKees Rocks Borough Council Complimentary food and snacks provided by local businesses Curated book selection, library card registrations, and giveaways provided by the Sto-Rox Public Library The event will run from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 22 at the Focus on Renewal’s Father Ryan Arts Center, located at 500 Chartiers Ave., and the McKees Rocks Borough Council, located on the second floor of 340 Bell Ave. The annual event encourages families to connect with each other and their neighbors while promoting a welcoming environment for all.
December 31, 2024 WQED Writing Contest for Children to Kick Off in New Year WQED’s writing contest for grade school children to submit stories and illustrations will begin in early January. Learn More Students in kindergarten through third grade will be able to submit original stories and illustrations to encourage literacy, reading, writing, and career exploration. The theme of the contest promotes them to write about their future. Resources provided for children and teachers include: Classroom activities for teacher’s guide Narrative story writing guide A booklist for inspiration A fill-in-the-blank for children on various topics More information can be found on WQED’s website.
October 30, 2024 ‘Carl the Collector’ Screening at the Hub WQED will drop by the Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center for a special screening of the latest “Carl the Collector” show. Learn More The special drop-and-play event will include a screening of the latest “Carl the Collector” show during normal drop and play hours at the Hub from noon to 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 13. The Homewood Early Learning Hub & Family Center is located at 7219 Kelly St. in Pittsburgh.
August 8, 2022 Sesame Street Family Engagement in a Box Child care providers who serve families and children from ages birth to five are eligible to apply to receive a Sesame Street Family Engagement in a Box from WQED. Family Engagement in a Box WQED is looking for child care providers who want to host family engagement events and receive resources for their classroom. WQED will select 10 applicants to receive a Sesame Street themed event in a box to use with their families. Selected locations will also receive a stipend to purchase snacks/food and support staff time. Selected locations will be asked to sign an MOU that stipulates that they will: Host the event Take and share photos with WQED Submit a budget Attend a post-event professional development event with WQED Child care providers who are not selected will receive a digital toolkit to host an event on their own. Visit the WQED website to apply for the Sesame Street Family Engagement in a Box opportunity. Questions should be directed to education@wqed.org.
September 29, 2021 Teachable Moments Webinar Join WQED for their third Teachable Moments Webinar on October 19, 2021. Participants may register online. Additional Information This is a short engaging workshop surrounding our mini-series, Teachable Moments. Engage in activities and have a chance to ask educators questions. This event will be hosted by veteran educators and longtime WQED Education partners, Denice Pazuchanics and Elaine Volpe. The first 100 registrants receive a Gardening Herb Activity Toolkit. To receive your activity kit before the webinar, please register by 10/11. Participants will still receive one after this date, but delivery is not guaranteed in time for the webinar.
November 3, 2020 WQED Cardigan Day Did you know that Friday, November 13 is both World Kindness Day and King Friday the XIII’s birthday? Join WQED to celebrate kindness and the inspiring work of Fred Rogers during their 3rd Annual Cardigan Day. About As a day of festivity, Cardigan Day brings the community together to celebrate kindness. Beginning at 10 a.m., WQED will showcase the “Mister Rogers Neighborhood” castle in the street outside of the WQED building (4802 Fifth Avenue). This street lane will be closed to regular traffic, allowing motorists with children to safely pull up to see the castle and receive a kid’s kindness bag. Each bag comes filled with snacks, crown-making materials, and Sarris Candies chocolates. The castle will be available, weather permitting, for picture taking from the car, and kindness bags will be offered while supplies last. Following COVID Safety Guidelines, the event will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Motorists MUST remain in their car at all times. Wear Your Favorite Cardigan As has been the yearly Cardigan Day tradition, WQED asks its neighbors to support kindness by donning their cardigans and using social media to post photos using #CardiganDay. Last year, Cardigan Day blew-up social media, trending as number one, as cardigan-wearing babies, pets and entire classrooms of students overtook Facebook and Twitter. Episode Screening of Mister Rogers Neighborhood WQED will culminate the celebration with a Family Movie Night featuring a Mister Rogers Neighborhood “kindness” episode. The show begins at 7 p.m. on Facebook. The event link will be available soon. Please continue to monitor the Facebook event page for updates. More Information For more information, visit the event Facebook page.
May 28, 2019 Cast Your Vote: 2019 WQED Reader’s Choice Award Community members are invited to take part in selecting the 2019 WQED Reader’s Choice Award Winner by casting their votes by Friday, May 31. About For the past 10 years, WQED has partnered with The EQT Corporation to present the Writers Contest to children throughout their viewing area. Through the support of EQT, WQED has been able to reach out directly to schools, libraries, and families throughout Pennsylvania and West Virginia to encourage children to submit their original stories and illustrations. In the 10 years of sponsorship from EQT, WQED has received over 12,000 story entries, communicated with hundreds of teachers and librarians to provide them with resources, impacted thousands of WQED viewers with messages about the contest, and provided a website full of information that encourages students and arms adults with relevant literacy information. Cast Your Vote Voting is now open and will end on Friday, May 31st at 12:00 p.m. The Reader’s Choice Award Winner will be announced on Monday, June 3. To learn more and cast your vote, visit the WQED website. *Information provided by WQED
